“It was offered. Whether the court accepts it or not as part of an outcome is really the realm of the court, and in this instance the court did,” he told reporters. “I don’t think it is something they would have willingly wanted to do.”

He said everyone entering Australia should respect the country’s “particular nuances”.

“Every nation has something its red-hot about, and we’re red-hot about biosecurity requirements in this nation,” Joyce said.

The video, which was produced on Sunday, now belongs to the federal Department of Agriculture, the department’s spokesman said.

“The department is yet to consider how to best use the video in the longer term,” he said.

Airlines could show the video before arrival in Australia, but that would be a matter for the individual carriers, Joyce said.

“I hope as many people as possible watch it. I’m not ashamed at all. I want it to be as widely viewed as we can possibly get it,” Joyce said. “However we can use it to enforce this message is good.”

Joyce would not be drawn on whether he thought Heard and Depp were genuine in their remorse, but said apologising for past wrongdoing was a testament to a person’s moral character.